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Web Privacy Statement

mini´«Ã½ is committed to ensuring the privacy and accuracy of your confidential information. We do not actively share personal information gathered from our Web servers. However, because mini´«Ã½ State is a public institution, some information collected from the university website, including information from our server logs, e-mails delivered to the university, and information collected from Web-based forms, may be subject to the Ohio Public Records Act. This means that while we do not actively share information, in some cases we may be compelled by law to release information gathered from our Web servers.

mini´«Ã½ also complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which prohibits the release of education records except in limited circumstances (i.e., with the student's permission, to parents of dependent students, and in response to a valid court order). For more information on FERPA at mini´«Ã½, go to our FERPA page. Although FERPA regulations apply only to students, mini´«Ã½ is equally committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors to our website. mini´«Ã½ State also complies with the applicable provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Sharing of Information

Unless required by the Ohio Public Records Act, it is against university policy to release information gathered through the Web, such as pages visited or personalized preferences.

mini´«Ã½ does, however, share information with other parties at the request of users (persons to whom the information applies). For example, the university receives test scores from testing agencies and will send transcripts to other schools at the student’s request.

Consistent with FERPA, we do not release personal student information, other than public directory information, to other parties unless we have legal authorization to do so. Student directory information may be released without the student's written consent. Directory information includes: name, local and home address, e-mail address, userid, photo, telephone number, name and address of parent(s) or guardian(s), date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in mini´«Ã½ State activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance at mini´«Ã½ State, degrees, certificates and awards received, student classification, and the most recent previous educational institution attended. If a student does not want their directory information released, the student may request in writing that it not be released and file the request with the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center.

You can read more about directory information and mini´«Ã½ State's student records policy on our Policy Register page.

Privacy and Public Records Requests

mini´«Ã½ State complies with all laws that prohibit the release of information. This includes student education records protected by FERPA, financial information, including credit card information protected by GLBA, and personal health information protected by HIPAA.

However other information collected from the mini´«Ã½ State website, including server log information, emails delivered to the university, and information collected from Web-based forms, may be subject to the Ohio Public Records Act.

If You Send Us Personal Information

mini´«Ã½ State's website will only collect personal information that you knowingly and voluntarily provide by, for example, sending emails, completing membership forms, registering for classes or other programs, responding to surveys, or ordering merchandise. If you provide us with personal information, we will normally respond to your inquiry, request, or order; we may also contact you to provide information about college activities, programs, membership and development opportunities, and special events that may interest you. It is university policy that confidential information you enter is used only for the purposes described in that transaction, unless an additional use is specifically stated on that site.

mini´«Ã½ will only share information about you to other parties when one or more of the following conditions apply:

• We have your consent to share the information.
• We need to share your information to provide the service or product you requested.
• We need to send your information to companies who work on behalf of mini´«Ã½ to provide a service or product to you.
• The information in question is considered directory information consistent with FERPA regulations.
• We need to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or any other legal process.
• We find it necessary to protect and defend the legal rights and/or property of mini´«Ã½.

Encryption

mini´«Ã½ State uses encryption to prevent third parties from accessing sensitive data, such as passwords, e-commerce information, etc. You are normally required to enter a mini´«Ã½ State FlashLine username and password when you request data about yourself or to ensure that you are a member of the university community. For example, students who want to check their grades or staff members who complete time sheets must enter their mini´«Ã½ State FlashLine username and password so the system knows who is requesting the data. This login process uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) so the user name and password are encrypted between the Web browser and our Web server.

Several sites within mini´«Ã½ enable you to pay for products or services online with a credit card. These transactions are encrypted. Questions about security concerns involving credit card transactions may be directed to pcicompliance@kent.edu

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you visit our website, we automatically gather and store the following information about your visit so that we can track the use of our website to make improvements. This automatically collected information is stored and used in the aggregate only, and is not under normal circumstances used to contact you personally.

• The IP address from which you access our website
• The name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an A